Hey! As you may know (if you read my description in about us) I wasn’t always the girl I am today. Back then, I struggled a lot with myself and my life, but thankfully I got better and better each day. I became a much better version of myself and now I’m happy as ever.  When you become a ‘better’ person than you were before, your life and it’s circumstances improve. And that’s why I’m here, to know help other people who are in the same situation as I was a few year back. I admit, it wasn’t easy at first, but EVERYONE has the potential or ability to be better. Before I begin, let’s talk about the importance of personal development. Based on the article I read by Von Vergasst, personal development has very important benefits we need in life. For example: improving effectiveness on business, drives motivation and satisfaction, etc. But to achieve those things, you need to do some steps first. And I’m going to share them with you. First things first, when it comes to doing something, planning it is essential. The first step is writing down what you want. Do a plan for it, try to write down the results up in a diary. This one helped me a lot back then. Writing down what you want states your intentions and helps you clarify your thought process. But start now, do your plan today. Change takes time, so start now for more immediate results. And as Abraham Lincoln said, “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Second thing is to make the plan have steps. For example, starting by being more healthy or being more open with people. Being more open to people is a very important thing. Based on the research by Ingrid Clayton, “being open can be a simple guide to emotional sobriety. It builds self-esteem and integrity, and is a necessary step in any change process.” Another tip (that may sound bad) but may help is learning from other people. You can learn from other people’s mistakes. Your own mistakes may be a tough lesson, so learn from the mistakes of others. Embracing change is also a very important thing that many people (including myself) doesn’t do or find difficult to accept. The world is changing all the time. Even if you do nothing, you will change either physically or mentally. There is no escape from this. People change, and that can be hurtful at first but you will realize that it all gets better. Personally, when I entered high school I was very scared and sad. It all was different, my friends, my classmates, i was with boys now. And to be honest, I didn’t like it. I felt very insecure to even talk in class and i just wanted my life like it was before. Before it changed. But I realized I couldn’t be like this, so I started to open myself more to the classroom and to make new friends. And it was such an amazing feeling to accept change. Change can be hard at times but it always brings something better. We need to learn to accept it and be better. And as Ingrid Clayton said in her research, “Willingness it’s also very important, it means that we might not know how to change, but we are willing to change. Sometimes we become willing out of desperation, other times out of courage or passion. No matter how we get there, willingness is the key to shifting out of old patterns and into unknown territory.” Your personal self development plan needs to include how you are going to change as a person and what action will you take. Only actions lead to results. I hope this article will help you.

Sources:

Clayton, I. (n.d.). Being Open. Retrieved January 29, 2020, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-sobriety/201205/being-open

Verfasst, V. (2019, April 23). Personal Development Wiesbaden Mainz. Retrieved January 29, 2020, from https://www.corporate-alchemists.com/the-importance-of-personal-development/